Rebecca Lauren Krochmal, MD| Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
Rebecca Lauren Krochmal

Rebecca Lauren Krochmal, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (553 reviews)

Specialties: Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Languages: English

About me

Rebecca Krochmal, MD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Georgetown University. She specializes in Interventional Pulmonology, including brochoscopies and CyberKnife®. Dr. Krochmal’s clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant airway and pleural disease.
 
Dr. Krochmal’s areas of clinical expertise include:

  • Rigid and flexible bronchoscopy
  • Treatment of central airway obstruction
  • Pleural disease
  • Benign and malignant tracheal disease
  • Lung cancer diagnosis, staging and management. Learn more about lung cancer screening and risk factors.
     

Clinical areas of focus

  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Pleural Effusion
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Bronchomalacia
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Lung Cancer
  • Malignant Pleural Effusion
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Rigid Bronchoscopy
  • Thoracic Lymphadenopathy
  • Vaginal Fistula
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Procedures I perform

  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Pulmonary Embolism
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

301-774-8956

Fax 410-354-4565

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Fax 410-354-4565

Insurance

MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • First Health PPO
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Sentara Health
    • Aetna HMO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • IH-POS
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Choice POS II
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • United Student Resources
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • First Health PPO
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Navigate
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Medicare FFS
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • IH-PPO
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Basic
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • TRICARE East Select
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • IH-HMO
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Medicare Direct
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • HighMark
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Choice POS
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • UHC Passport
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • OA Plus
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • POS OA
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Network OA
    • Optimum Choice
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine (2016)

Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical System (2015)

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2012)

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2009)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Jul 21, 2025

    I have seen Dr. Krochmal several times in the past several years for my lung concerns. She is very professional, knowledgeable, and sincere doctor. I enjoyed visiting her a lot.

  • Jun 10, 2025

    Already refer others to her she is fantastic and very thorough. Hope she stays there forever!

  • Apr 26, 2025

    Efficient use of care adequate for my concern.